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AaympaGheeIe strike.

ST.. PAUL, June 1O.-Three hundred
to-day as an expression of sympathy
with the striking carpenters. The
bricklayers made no demand for them
selves. A general mass meeting of all
the building trades will be held to-
morrow, when the question of gen.
eral strike of all building trade workers
will be considered,
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Decreased Freight Shipments.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.-The
shipments of through freight overland
for May amounted to Ia, OOO, 900 pounds.
The total is the smallest in several
years. The Interstate law went into
effect April 4th, and though the
long and short haul clause was sus-
pended before the end of that month,
volunteer trade was much less in April
than March. The total for May is A.
600, 900 pounds less than April. Con-
siderable freight, however, was divert
ed north to the Canadian line.
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IBuckIea,s Arnica salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fe
yer sores, letter, chapped hands, chill
blains, corns, and skin eruptions and
positively cures piles, or no pay re-
qilired. It is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by B.
Wheldon.
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Tobacco ProhIbItIon.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 1O.-In the
House this afternoon Senate bill was
passed providing that no person in this
state shall sell or furnish tobacco in
any form to any minor under Is years
of age unless on written order of
parents or guardian
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CROP PROSPECTS.
IN MINNESOTA.

MINNEAPOLIs, MIMI, June 1.-THE
outlook for grain in Dakota is generally
good and in most parts above the aver
age of former years. The condition of
crops in Minnesota continues most ex-
cellent on the whole. The average
condition is not less than ten per cent
better than year ago.
IN TEXAS.
AUSTIN, Texas, June 11.-AccountS
from all over Texas show the most mag
nificent crops since the famous big crop
year of 1882. All over central and
northern Texas the average yield of
corn is estimated at thirty bushels an
acre. In the black hogwallow prairie
lands, in the river bottoms and alluvial
lands near the coast the yield is esti-
mated at seventy-five to one hundred
bushels an acre. On the middle Bra
EOS the farmers say corn will sell next
fan at 25 cents.
IN ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD, June 11.-Reports re-
ceived by the department. of agriculture
show that there is slight increase in
the area devoted to corn and the gen
eral condition is above the average.
Winter wheat promises an average
yield per acre. Spring wheat, oats,
rye, barley and fax are in fair condi.
ton
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VITIALED BLOOD.
SerOfulOus, Inherited and Con-
tagiOuS Hum0rS Cured
nv Cuticura.

TFIHROUGH tho mcdiunl OF ono OF your
II books. received through Mr.. Frank II.
wray. druggist, Apollo, Pa. / became ac-
quainted with your CUTICURA REMEDIES, and
take this opportunity to testify 10 you that
their use has permanently cured me of one of
the worst cases of blood poisoning, in con-
nection with erysipelas, that have ever Seen
and this after having been pronounced incur
able by some of the best physicians in our
county. 1 take great pleasure in forwarding
TO you this Testimonial. unsolicited as IL u by
you, i'm order that others suffering from SINH
lar maladies may be encouraged to give your
CUTICURA REMEDIES Il trial.
7. s. WHITLINGEI. Lcech burg, Pa
Reference, Frank I. Wray. druggist, Apollo, Pa
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HOW NY SIDE ACHES.

From the bench and the counter
- <9 from the loom and the sewing ma
Efr4sA chine, goes up the cry of pain and
&A&1H weakness. Aching Sides and Rs(ZJC
GL=7f1 Kidney and Uterine Pains, Strains
and Weakness, Coughs, Colds and Chest Pains
and every pain and ache of daily toll RE-
LIExED ~ ONE MINCTR by the CUT1CuRA
ANTIPAIN PLASTER. New. elegant ana IN
faliiblc. At druggists &c; five for 90, or OF
Potter Drug and Chemical CO.. Boston.
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Must 60 Thirsty ON sunday.

NEW YORK, June 10.-Judge Law
renee in the Supreme court to-day gave
a decision in the test cases of the hotel
keepers holding that they could not
sell liquor to their guests with MEALS on
Sunday,
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething. 1t soothes the child. softena
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is best remedy for diar-
rhea. Twenty-Five cents. a bottle.
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and twenty persons were killed and one
hundred and twenty-five were injured.
Among the latter is General Friede,
governor of the province of Zmiret-
chinSk. Shocks still continued to be
felt at intervals. The inhabitants of
the town are panic stricken and have
fed for safety to the open country.
SCORING SMITH.
LONDON, June l0.-The Pail Mall
Gazette, in a rampant article OH the
action of Hon. w. III. Smith, the govern
ment leader, in giving notice that he
would to-day move that the committee
name the time when they would report
the Irish crimes amendment bill to the
house, grows wrathy and urges every
member to oppose the monstrous en-
croachment on the liberties of parlia-
ment.
ADVOCATING PATIENTS.
DUBLIN, June 9.-United Ireland,
Parnell's organ, urges the Irish people
to further patience. 1t denounceS
those men who advise retaliation for
the oppression of the Irish, and says
that such a course would undo the
work Parnell had accomplished during
decade of terrible years, and work
to which Gladstone WAS devoting the
evening of his life.
THE ASCOT RACES.
LONDON, june 9.-Weather ut Ascot
Heath to-day was brilliant and the
races were largely attended. The spec
tators included a strong representation
of royalty and crowds of aristOcratic
people. The race for the gold cup, val
ued at one thousand soyereignS, was
won by Douglas Baird's 5-year old b. Ii.
Bird of Freedom; Captain Il. Bow
lings Vicar b. C. Carisco, second, and
Ferus' Swear old b. C. The Baron,
third. Six entries.
IN TIE COMMONS.
LONDON, June 9.-Mr. w. III. Smith,
in the House of Commons, moved that
the Crimes bill be reported june II.
Mr.. John Morley protested against so
short notice. He hoped the Govern
ment would postpone making the mo-
ton for another day. Cries of no from
the ministerial benches. Mr.. Smith
said he felt sure Mr.. Morley must have
expected that the Government would
make such a proposal. tOpposition
cries of no. Mr.. Smith then referred
to his statement i'll the House on Tues
day, in which he said possibly it
| would become his duty to take meas
ures to expedite public business. He
said the government was unable until
to-day to finally decide what course to
pursue. The Parneliites will oppose
the motion by every means in their
power, alleging that it is unppecedent-
ed. The UniOnists approve the mo-
ton.
JUMPED OVERHEARD.
LONDON, June 9.-The White Star
steamer Germanic, which arrived at
Queenstown to-day from New York,
reports that the saloon barber COM
mitted suicide to-day by jumping over
board.
WILL OPPOSE TIE MEASURE.
PARIS, June 9.-The government will
oppose NJ. Labordere's proposal that
the Senate be elected by universal suf-
frage.
HONORS FOR LANSDOwNE.
WINNIPEG, June "a London Spe-
cial saws Lansdowne will be made Il
duke in connection with the distribu
ton of the iubelee hOnOrs.
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oNE OF THE WORST GASES.

We have been selling your CUTICURA REM
EDIEs for years, and have the first complaint
yet to receive from purchaser. One OF the
worst cases of Scrofula 1 ever saw was cured
by the use of five bottles of CUTICUHA REsOI-
VENT, CUTICURA, and CUTICCRA SOAR. The
soap takes the @cake" here as a medicinal
soap. TAYLOR 4 TAYLOR, Druggists.
Frankfort KauHag
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We have Obtained satisfactory results from
the use of the Cutieura RcmCdies in our own
family, and recommend them beyond any
other remedies for diseases of the skin and
blood The demand for them grows as their
merits become known.
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sCROFrInTs Ulcers

James 4. Richardson, Custom House, New
Ulcers broke out on my body until l was a
mass of corruption. Everything known to the
medical faculty WAS tried in vain. / became a
mere wreck. At times could not lift my hands
to my head, could not turn in bed; WIS in con-
slant pain, and looked upon life as a curse.
No relief or cure in ten years. In 1880 heard
OF the CUTIcURA REMEDIES, used them, and
was perfectly cured"
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CUTTCURA REMFDIRs

Are sold everywhere. Price: Cutieura. tho
Great Skin Cure. 80 cts; Cutfcura Soap, an ex.
quisite beautiher, p cts; Cnticura Resolyent,
the New Blood Purifier. s1.t0. POTTER DIsue,
AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston,
RfAAPLES, Blackheads, Skin Blemishes, and
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SIscnse and Death

Force their way into many household
that might be protected from their in
roads, by the simple precaution of keep
ing in the house that benign family
medicine and safeguard of health, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. Particularly
where there are children, should it be
kept on hand, as prompt remedy for
infantile complaints, in their outset cas-
lily conquerable, but which, if allowed
to engraft themselves on the delicate
childish organism, are not easily dis
lodged, and speedily work grievous mis-
chief. Irregularity of the bowels, indi-
geStiOn and biliousnesS, are ailments of
common occurrence in the household.
Children, living in malarious regions,
are more liable to be attacked with
chillS and fever than adults, and the
ravageS of that fell disease in their sya-
tenn are speedier and more serious.
In remote localities, far from profess
ional aid it is especially desirable.
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Every application gives relief; every bottle
contains cure; every bottly tested as to quail
ity; every genuine bottle bears the firms fac
sinlilc signature: every homo in America
knows its value; every spoken language knows
its name; every journal praises it; every dealer
knows its merits; every chemist finds it perfect.
Sold by Druggists and Deale<s. Price fifty
cents per bottle. The Charles u: Yogeler Co,
Baltimore, Nd.
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The attention of our readers is called
to the advertisement of DIR. Robert
Lyon in another column, who has prac-
ticed medicine with the greatest sue
cess for over forty years. His reputa-
ton for curing comp licetedand chronic
diseases has made him famous among
members of the profession, having re-
lieved thousands where other eminent
physicians hav allied. Those suffer
ing who believe in the old adage ''prac-
tice makes the man. shoulc not fail to
consult him ant obtain relief. His
rooms are on the ground floor at the
Hotel Coolidge
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SrROFTUOUS INUFRTTRD

And Contagious Humors, with loss of hair.
and eruptions of the skin, are positively cured
by Cuticura and Cuticura Soap externally.
and Cuticura Resolvcut internally, when all
other medicines fail Send for pamphlet
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ALL BASE BALL CLUBS, individ-
IA ually and collectively:
Use st. Jacobs OIL FOR sprains, strains and
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and twenty persons were killed and one
hundred and twenty-five were injured.
Among the latter is General Friede,
governor of the province of Zmiret-
chinsk. Shocks still continued to be
felt at intervals. The inhabitants of
the town are panic stricken and have
fled for safety to the open country.
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MIR. Wd. BEACH, Worlds Champion
IVA OarSmah, Royal Hotel, RSda
st Jacobs Oil cures Stiffness cramps
and muscular pains in training"
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ALL ASSOCIATIONS ofField Sports.
"A Turf, Water and Road. use st. Jacobs Oil
for sprainS, strains and bruises.
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FDwARD HANLAN, Champion Oars
Ia man.
"a For muscular pains have found St.
Jacobs Oil inyaluable.S
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MIR. z. F. PAINTER, London Ath-
IVA letic Club.
st. Jacob Oil cured me OF sprained
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MR. .C. COPELAND, Editor Austria
IVA lian Cycltt Sydney, n. sSH
Ny tricycle. journey Of 100 miles would
Jacobs OIL
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CAPT. PAUL BoYTON, the world
~ renowned Swimmer,
az do not see how could get along with
out st. Jacobs OIL
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MIR. JOHN ROLFE, Champion Bicy-
W. clist. 81 Liverpool ST., Sydney, N. S. W.
After riding 900 miles against time, ST.
Jacobs Oil removed all fatigue and pain"
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SJAcoBs OIL
For Strains, Sprains and Bruises.

John TEEIER, Champion oarsman
- of America
81 have found St. Jacobs Oil Of inestim'
able value"
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Jof0Iao EasFlL y Ll1EloED-
NEW YORK, June 10.-The winners
at jerome Park to-day were Billy
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KANSAS CITY, june S.-A special
from Springfield, Mo-, reports slow pro-
gress in the Cora Lee-Graham murder
trial. a Jury has not yet been obtain
ed and testimony will not begin before
Monday at the earliest. The prisoner
George Graham, in the murder of Mrs.
Graham. She afterward married Ora
ham. He was lynched soon after his
arrest
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JUNE CROP REPORT

WAsHMGToN, D. G., June 10.-June
tuTe Indicate reduction of nearly two
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CYCLONE NEAR sALNA.

SALINA, KS, June 9.-During the
rain storm yesterday cyclone formed
about eight or ten miles west of Salina
and travelled in a northeasterly direc-
ton, destroying the house of John John
son and several barns aud uprooted
trees, and Johnson and family escaped
by going to the cellar. Some of the
| trees were two feet in diameter.
A FRIGHTFUL GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
CHATTANOOGA, June "a tank of
| gasoline exploded to-day in the second
story brick building corner Fourth and
Market Street, and caused a fire which
spread with great rapidity to the gro
Gerry store of ]. Moering and the Nor
gan House, three story frame struc-
ture. The occupants barely escaped
alive. Henry Jerard and Matt Peak
| firemen, were buried in mass of de-
bris by falling wall
Jerard was killed, and Peak Sc
badly burned and bruised that he VIII
die. Humphrey Reeves, manager OF
the Standard Machine & Gas EcOno
lmiZer Company, was blown out of the
building across the pavement with his
clothes abiaze. He threw himself int
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In the House of Lords to-day Mar
quis Salisbury presented the Egyptian
Convention. i England is to eYacuate
Egypt in three years. The right to APP
point English officers over the native
army ceases at the end of five years.
England retains the right TO send
troops to Egypt in the event of eXter-
nal or internal disorders. The conven-
ton is not TO be valid unless ratified by
the nONUnrS
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TILE bury DIsNussED.

NEW YORK, June 9.-At the Sharp
trial to-day, John Vanderbilt was be-
fore Judge Barrett on charge of en-
bracery. He admitted saying to a
juror to be easy on the old man, but he
had no evil intent. Assistant AttOr-
ney Nicoll. who was present and rep
resented the people, was obliged to
admit that there was no evidence of
the defendant having been mixed up
in the matter in the least. After the
examination of talesmen had pro-
Guessed at some length, the council for
the people and defense expressed their
dissatisfaction. with the character of
the jury. Judge Barrett was equally
dissatisfied and directed that 1000 or
5000 names be placed in the general
panel to be drawn from later. The
commissioner and ex-jurors had a long
conference with Judge Barrett regard
ing the matter.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1887-09-27
9ubnqne Sona 9ienaaq, ben 27. sepmber 1887. Numr

sung In Srlanb pirben uon beferem 81;
foIs iein. uIs bic 3uanssmaBressIn Der
Rssieruns. aud Bel bet Budget Debate
ma6ten bic SrIanber nod stnen bsftissn
ansriff auf bic &ssieruns, bod Der 9snsruIs
Sstretdr IisB i9 nidt einidadtern, ion'
bern bIieb Bel Der grtIdruna baB bic Res
sieruns untsr allen llmitdnben bic Ser'
bredsnsatts tn itrenser @eiie bur4fibren
werbe.
Die bulsariide Jrase pirb wObt nod
far sinise 3eit tn Der Sdpebe bIeibsn.
Sirit 5erbtnanb bat Offenbar uon teiner
Ssite stuas gu firdten, ba es ben Rdd'
ten tbsiIs sIsi9sitis 1T, per in guIsarisn
bsrridt, psnn nur bic Srbnuns aufredt
srbalten blsibt, tbeiIs 5srbinunb pom ibnen
bssinitist uirb, tbsils enbIid feline Seq
nsr potldufs nod nt9t bic Courage baben,
i'm nit 9swaIt su uertrsiben, ba biss bas
SisnaI su siusm suropdiidsn ariese ssben
wirbe. Serbinanb bat alio bic id6nife
@eIssenbeit, feline Steauns gu bsfsifissn,
unb wsnn sr tlus 1T unb iein @ei9dft per:
itsbt, mag ibm bies 70 gut ssltnssn, bab
ieins anfanss 70 iebr miBIi4s Stsauns
uirtli1 su elmer bausrnben ptrb.
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preiie Ger 2ln3eteen.

Sober 5oa Der spulte per Sabr. .s19.oo
6 Ronate 5 700
Ueonate 5 500
Sir ieSe 3eile 8reuier, ooer oeren Raum, ods
eritemal 10 Gents. bic nG9tenmale Sents.
Seiratbss unb Gobesan;eisen nit Sprud
$3.50, obne Spru3 $1.00.
auswarttse an,sisen miifeu pOruusbe,ablt psrbeu.
an;eisen fir 9icnics, 2otterien, @liitslpieIe
&C., Die Dem @eiite Der fatb. Rir6e 3uptoer, finz
ben feline aufnabme.
@ln;etsen ienSe maa fpdteFens
Wontas Wsorsen elm.
Job.2lrbeiten aller Dirt prompt uno
billi9 aus9efihrt.
ciiice oer 80 asett":
Gfe Ger 9. uno Jopa.Strase.
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@robbritaunisn.

9onbpm, 10. Sept. gaf benz @efs
inbisnfabrer vglbe" iinb bel Der bep'
itattssbabtsn 9rubefabrt a9t Ss'' .nt' -
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aep 8eit, 20. Sspt. @eifsrn purts
I'M @uibe BET Suuana cine &arrenlabuns
0pnaulit sefunben, pslte ba3u binssrei9t
babsn warbe, gang 5apaud in bic 2uft su
iprensen. Dies sei9t, baB bas biesmalise
Observation-Disclosures sesen cuba pie!
msbr gu fir6ten 1T, aIs man anfanss
gllubte.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-27
The Boss Of the Boodleuaen.

According TO our dispatches, Mr.. Jake
Sharp, the man who is alleged to have fur
nished the money to bride the Doodle Alder
men in New York, was not ready for trial
when his case was called ON Monday He
viii have to be ready on May II, however,
or show most excellent reasons why he isn't.
The trial of Mr.. Sharp is looked forward
to in New York with interest. There ap-
pears to be very great desire there to have
him serve term in Sing Sing. He is
shrewd and rich, and, if reports of his
doings are correct, he is a very bad man.
The belief is that lie has been a bad man for
a good many years, and has done more than
any other person to corrupt Aldermen and
legislators. If lie couldn't get what lie
wanted from the city or State by asking for
it, his plan was, it is said, to buy it, He
seems to have had no trouble to find
Aldermen and legislators who were willing
to be bought The price which some Of
them asked, however, was pretty high.
There has been a good deal of delay in
bringing Mr. Sharp to trial. but it is proba-
bic that the District Attorney has good rea-
sons for the course he is pursuing. He may
have lacked the necessary evidence, or he
may have expected that Mr.. Sharp would
have become a witness for the State and
furnish the evidence necessary to convict all
the boodlemen. The trial is close at hand
now, however, and some sensational devel-
opments may be looked for.
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Where He Drew the Line.
H(trper'a Maqdzine for Non.

One afternoon a half-drrn1en fellow got on
one of the Louisville and Nashville sleeping-caIs
bound North When the conductor showed him
to his seat he found clean, well-dresScd, gen
tlemanlY-lo0kinG colOred man to be his partner
lii that section and occupying a seat facing his.
He at once began in Il drunken fashion to abuse
the negro, accusing him of trying to ''set up for
white folks" doing the dude act i'll charcoal,
etc and finally got up from his seat, declaring
that he d "be id if he'd set thar and be out
done by blasted niger in a high silk hat -
The conductor, to keep the peace and prevent
any disturbance in his car, led the indignant
patron of old Kentucky bourbon to a seat in
another part OF the car. Next morning the
drunken man, who was not q bad fellow at
heart, had sobered up considerably, and, with
some remembrance of his previous misconduct,
went over to the coiored mau's seat and com
menced to apologize by saying he had been "a
little off his base the evening before, and did
not mean any harm by anything he might have
said that he hadn't anything against the mig
gers and WAS always their friend when they
behaved themselves SO he hoped the stranger
would see that in anything that had passed he
had meant no personal effense to him. That
is all right, sir, said the eolored man, with po-
likeness. Il saw your condition at once and Of
course, under the circumstances, did not con
slider you responsible for your acts at that time.
Your apology this morning makes the amende
honorable. Allow meat the same time offer
ing his card to his former prosecutor. The
drunken fellow drew back as if he had been shot
Look a-here, Mr.. Niger" he cried, in great
excitement, Il had made up my mind to stand
the cut-awuy coat and the stoye-pipc hat, but
III be derned il | can stand a nigger with a
lSVard -
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Hes a Brick"
From the Working Bon.


Very few of the many thousands who use the
above slang term know its origin, or its prini-
tive Significance according to which it is grand
thing to say of q man, Hes a brick" The
word used in its original intent implies all that
is brave, patriotic and loyal Plutarch in his
life of Agesilaus, King of Sparta, gives us the
meaning of the quaint and familiar expression,
On certain occasion an Ambassador from
EpiIus on a diplomatic mission, was shown by
the King over his capital. The Ambassador
knew of the monarch's fame-knew that though
nominally only King OF Sparta, he was ruler of
Greece-and lie had looked to see massive walls
rearing aloft their embattled towers for the de-
Tense of the city. But to his surprise he saw
nothing of the kind. He marveled much at this,
and he spoke of it TO the King
Sire said he, II have visited most Of the
principal towns, and find no walls reared for de-
Tense. Why is this?''
Indeed, Sir Ambassador replied Agesilaus,
thou canst not have looked carefully. Come
with me on tomorrow morning and will show
you the walls of Sparta"
Accordingly upon she following morning. the
King led his guest out upon the plain where his
army was drawn up in full array, and pointing
proudly to the patriot host he said:
There thou beholiest the walls of Sparta
10000 men and every man brick"